Howard Hughes was able to afford the luxury of madness, like a man who not only thinks he is Napoleon but hires an army to prove it.
📚 名句词汇解析
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vt. 买得起;担负得起;提供;给予;
💡 af一再+ford拿出→一再拿出→买得起
"Can we afford a new car?"
我们买得起一辆新车吗？
近义：minister, offer, award, present, procure, proffer
反义：limit, narrow, prohibit, qualify, reduce, restrain
n. 奢侈，豪华;奢侈品，美食，美衣;乐趣，享受;不常有的乐趣（或享受、优势）;
adj. 奢华的，豪华的;
💡 luxu+ry(表示抽象名词的后缀)→奢侈（品）
"a luxury cruise liner"
豪华邮轮
近义：sumptuosity, sumptuousness, costliness, dressiness
反义：homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
n. 军队;陆军;团体;野战军;
💡 arm 武器
"The police had backup from the army."
警方得到了军方的增援。
近义：legion, levy, military, militia, posse, battalion
adj. 能够的;有能力的;有才干的;干练的;
💡 阿(a)爸(b)乐(le)是 有能力的表现 网友：悟理 agitate 英语天才 补充：一个(a)有能力的伯乐(b le) 背英语AB快乐的人是有能力的
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义：apt, artful, proficient, qualified, skilful, skilled
反义：heavy, klutzy, lubberly, lumbering, oafish, awkward
n. 疯狂, 愚蠢的行为\\n[医] 狂, 疯狂
近义：insanity, lunacy, raving, battiness, craze, craziness
反义：judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
vt. 证明，证实;[法]验证，检定;显示;
vi. 显示出，证明是;
"This will prove to the world that we are right."
这将向全世界证明我们是对的.
近义：illustrate, ascertain, show, verify, certify, check
反义：impugn, negate, object, oppose, oppugn, query